Document Type
Document
Publication Date
12-2018
Abstract
The proposed rule on “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” would cause irreparable harm to communities across the United States, and immigrants and their families, in particular. The proposed change contravenes globally accepted human rights norms, which aim to ensure an adequate standard of living and prohibit discrimination, including specific human rights obligations and commitments of the United States.
As legal organizations devoted to ensuring justice and human rights accountability in the United States, we submit this joint comment in opposition to the proposed rule, which threatens to destabilize communities, and undermine public health and safety by penalizing individuals who seek to enroll in programs that promote adequate health, housing, and food on an equal basis.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Human Rights Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Brittany Thomas, Nahal Zamani & JoAnn Kamuf Ward,
Comment in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,
(2018).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/human_rights_institute/18